Category Archives: More Focus More Believing Blog Series
Attitude Determines Altitude.
Unlike some things in life, we can choose our outlook. Sometimes we just need a reminder that happiness can often simply be a result of choosing attitudes. “I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfil today. My job is to [...]
Victims and Fighters.
Gretchen Alexander is sightless. But she refuses to allow her blindness to limit her life activities. She enjoys archery, golf, softball, sailing, and water skiing, as well as a number of other activities that those of us who are sighted have yet to learn. She also speaks to groups about living life fully. [...]
Looking from the Other Side.
“Carrie Miller relished the idea of relaxing after a demanding day. But before she even switched gears, her five-year-old daughter, Savannah, was begging her to read aloud a story. How could she say no? But Miller thought she could buy a few moments to herself. From a magazine, she tore a picture of the [...]
The Black Belt.
A parable tells about a martial artist who kneels before a master sensei in a ceremony to receive the hard-earned Black Belt. After years of relentless training, the student has finally reached a pinnacle of achievement in the discipline. “Before granting the belt, you must pass one more test,” the sensei solemnly tells the [...]
More Focus, More Believing: Set The Goal
In his first edition of 2011, international writer and teenager Scott Cowley is back with more interesting insights and awesome ‘ah-has’. Perfectly timed for a refocus of our goals for the year ahead, Scott begins by recalling a memorable meeting with a business executive… I attended a seminar the other day with a successful executive [...]
More Focus, More Believing: Gold medal lessons from elite athletes
The ten year anniversary of the Sydney Olympics has just passed and with the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi almost over, here are three powerful lessons we can learn from elite athletes. 1. Be the person you need to be. On the sports field the combination of training and natural ability decide the winners. Some [...]
More Focus, More Believing: Speaking your way to success
In life, as in the law, ignorance is not a valid defence. This means a person’s lack of knowledge, or vocabulary, for whatever reason is no excuse in both the eyes of the legal system and also, I hope, in your eyes as to whether you achieve your goals. The only option is self-education. By [...]
More Focus, More Believing: Stop Setting Goals
Stop Setting Goals Scott Cowley explains how most of us think we have been setting goals is all wrong but has found a solution to fully achieve our objectives. When you need to accomplish a goal, you have that final report due in, that essay or even just needing to push yourself to run the [...]